Geopolymer composite materials embedded with coated fibrous reinforcement materials

A method of manufacturing a geopolymer composite material, the method comprising:

• preparing a geopolymer resin;
• coating a fibrous reinforcement material with a protective coating material to provide a coated fibrous reinforcement material;
• impregnating the coated fibrous reinforcement material with the geopolymer resin to form a prepreg;
• arranging the impregnated coated fibrous reinforcement material;
• and
• curing the geopolymer resin to form a solid matrix with the coated fibrous reinforcement material embedded therein, thereby forming the geopolymer composite material.

A geopolymer composite material, comprising:

• a geopolymer resin;
• and
• a coated fibrous reinforcement material impregnated with the geopolymer resin,
• wherein the coated fibrous reinforcement material comprises a protective coating material covering a fibrous reinforcement material, and
• wherein the geopolymer resin is cured into a solid matrix having the coated fibrous reinforcement material embedded therein.